Lantern-holder for vehicles.



r H. J. HOLMES.. LNTBRN HOLDER FOR VBHIULES.

ABYLIOATION FILED NOV, Z3, 1910.

Patented Feb.21, 1911.

HENRY `J'. HOLMES, OF CLARENCE, MICHIGAN.

LANTERN-I-IOLDER FOR VEHICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led November 23, 1910.

Patentedneb. 21, 1911. Serial No. 593,929.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY J. HOLMES, a citizen of the United States,residing at Clarence, in the county of Calhoun and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lantern Holders forVehicles, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings.

This invention is an improved device for holding a lantern or lamp andattaching the same to the dashboard of a buggy or other vehicle, andadjusting the lamp or lantern to any desired position, the invention consisting in the construction, combination .and arrangement of deviceshereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings,-Figure l is a front elevation of a lanternholder constructed in accordance with my invention, showing the sameattached to the dashboard of a vehicle. Figs. 2 and 3 are detailsectional views on planes indicated by the lines a-c, b-b respectively.

In accordance with my invention, I provide a pair of tubular guides andsupports l, which are secured vertically to the dashboard A of a vehiclenear the ends thereof. Each of these tubular supports is provided with aset screw 2. I also provide a pair of horizontally disposed spacedtubular bars 3, l which are connected together by vert-ical rods 5 whichextend downwardly therefrom, and operate in the tubular holders l, andenable the said tubular rods 3, 4 to be raised or lowered as may berequired and secured at any desired vertical adjustment, the set screw 2by engagement with the rods 5 securing the said rods and hence also thetubular bars 3, 4, in the required position.

In connection with the tubular bars 3, 4e, I employ a pair ofhorizontally disposed U- shaped slides 6, the arms of which are movablelongitudinally in the bores of the tubular bars 3, 4t so that the saidslides may be extended from or moved into thesaid tubular bars as may berequired according to the distance it is desired to support the lanternsor lamps beyond the ends of the dashboard. The said slides may beengaged at any desired adjustment by means of set screws 7 with whichthe upper tubular bar 3 is provided so that the slides may be securelyheld in any adjusted position. The lamps or lanterns indicated at 8, maybe of any suitable form and construction, and per se, constitute no partof my invention.

Each lamp or lantern is provided with suitable attaching devices bymeans of which it may be secured to one of the slides or else directlysecured to the tubular bars 3, 4. For the purposes of thisspecification, I show a lantern having a back plate 8 which is providedon its rear side with a pair of hooks 9, which may be engaged with thearms of one of the slides or else engaged with the tubular bars 3, iaccording to whether it is desired to support the lantern directly abovethe dash board, or beyond one end of the same, and each of the saidhooks is provided with a set screw l0 for clamping it to the arm of theslide or to one of the tubular bars. Any other suitable means may beemployed for securing the lantern to the slides or to the tubular bars.

While I have herein shown what I now regard as a preferred embodiment ofmy invention, I would have it understood that modications in the form,proportion and construction of the various parts may be made within thescope of the appended claim.

I claim:-

The herein described lantern supporting device comprising verticalguides and supports, for attachment to a dashboard, and provided withclamping devices, upper and lower tubular bars, vertical rods connectingsaid tubular bars, and operating in said guides and supports, andU-shaped slides having their arms longitudinally adjustable in the saidtubular bars, means to clamp the said slides in said tubular bars at anydesired adjustment, and means to attach a lan te'rlili to said tubularbars or to said slides at w1 In testimony whereof I hereunto aliiX mysignature in the presence of two witnesses. HENRY J. HOLMES. Witnesses:

JOHN A. WALLACE, ERMA FAVORITE.

